There were too many wallflowers at the party, so things never really got lively.
На вечеринке было слишком много застенчивых тихонь, поэтому она так по-настоящему и не оживилась.
A shy person, especially a girl or woman, who is frightened to involve herself in social activities and does not attract much interest or attention:
Sooner or later someone would take pity on the poor wallflower and ask her to dance.
